Transatlantic trade deal: EU’s secret deals must be opposed

RECENT high-profile leaks have drawn attention to the shroud of secrecy and lack of democratic accountability that surrounds negotiations between the European Commission and the US government on the so-called transatlantic trade and investment partnership (TTIP).

For a treaty that could have drastic and far-reaching consequences for this country, most Irish citizens have been kept entirely in the dark about what is at stake.

The Fine Gael-led Government is full square behind TTIP regardless of the consequences for the Ireland.